JAMB UTME - Geography - 1985 | Green Bridge CBT

Question 1 Report

The earth?

rotates on its axis round the moon

is inclined at 66° on its orbital plane

inclined at 23° on its orbital plane

revolves round the sun in 365 days

is a satelite of the sun

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Question 2 Report

The system of cultivation whereby a piece of land is cultivated for one or two years and is then left to fallow while the farmer moves to another piece of land around the same permanent settlement is known as?

shifting cultivation

land rotation

crop rotation

arable cultivation

sedentary cultivation

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Question 3 Report

Remnants of folded structures are found in the?

Fouta Djallon Highlands and Eungu Scarp

Adamawa Highlands and Akwapim Hills

Fouta Djallon Highlands and Adamawa Highlands

Akwapim Hills and Eungu Scarp

Adamawa Highlands and Eungu Scarp

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Question 4 Report

Which of the following is NOT a major contributory factor to the large-scale production of groundnuts in the Gambia?

Suitable light sandy soils

Easy transport provided by the River Gambia

Abundant migrant labour from neighbouring countries

Heavy government subsidy on inputs

Mechanization of farming

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Question 5 Report

Tropical forests compared with temperate forests have?

greater species diversity

pure stands of the same species covering large areas

greater proportion of herbaceous plants

wider-tree girths

deeper and more fertile soils

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Question 6 Report

The plain to the east of the Cross River is virtually uninhabited probably because

It is covered by dense, impenetrable rain forests

The land is not fertitle enough to encourage farming

The Cross River is not navigable in this area

The land is liable to flood

There are too many rivers and lakes

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Question 7 Report

The term 'mass movement' means the movement of?

weathered materials down slopes under gravitational pull

debris on valleyside slopes by rainfall runoff

numerous people for a common cause

marine sediments along the shoreline

weathered materials from cirques by a glacier

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Question 8 Report

Study the table below, which shows the mean climatic conditions at station Y an d answer the question below

	J	F	M	J	J	J	A	S	S	O	N	D
*T (oC)	22.1	24.1	27.5	30.9	31.5	30.0	27.3	25.8	26.7	27.7	25.2	22.7
*R(mm)	0	0	0.3	7.6	40.6	68.6	175.3	233.5	104.1	20.8	0	0

*T = Temperature

*R = Rainfall

Station Y is located in the northern Hemisphere because the

The rainfall pattern is seasonal

temperature of the warmest month is 31.5oC

highest rainfall is in August

coolest period is from November to February

annual range of temperature is 9.4oC

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Question 9 Report

Which of the following groups of features is normally associated with the old age of a river?

Meaner terraces, point bars and knick points

Point bars, U-shaped valleys and ox-bow lakes

Meander terraces, point bars and natural levees

Sand bars, terraces, knick points and natural levees

Meander terraces, sand bars and steep gradients

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Question 10 Report

The major physical factor restricting the cultivation of perennial crops in the Sudan savanna of Nigeria is the?

seasonal pattern of rainfall

low nutrients of soil

high mean annual temperature

low temperature values during the harmattan

seasonal regime of many streams

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Question 11 Report

Tourists are attracted to the East Africa countries of Kenya and Tanzania mainly by the?

numerous cultural and archaeological sites

beautiful mountains and the great rift valley

rich wildlife of the park grasslands

famous political leaders

extensive plantations of coffee and sisal

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Question 12 Report

The essential nature of the economic activity called grazing can be described as the?

rearing of domesticated animals which feeds mainly on native vegetation

tending of animals for sale

rearing of animals which are moved about in accordance with seasons

keeping of animals and the cultivation of crops to earn income from both

rearing of cattle in the grasslands of the world

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Question 13 Report

Which of the following is NOT a product of river deposition?

Flood plain

Delta

Levee

Gorge

Sand bar

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Question 14 Report

Coal Mined In % (World)
USA	UK	Germany	USSR	France	Japan	Rest
35	12	16	12	3	3	19

From the table above, it can be deduced that

U.S.A consumes the greatest quanity of coal

The developed countries produce most of the world's coal

Africa nations do not produce good quality coal

European countries produce the best quality coal

World trade in coal is small

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Question 15 Report

Which of the following river basins has the highest population concentration? The

Amazon

Mississipi

Niger

Nile

Indus

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Question 16 Report

Four major ocean currents washing the shores of Africa are the?

Canaries, Benguela, Kurosiwo and Mozambique

Canaries, Guinea ,Mid-Atlantic and Benguela

Guinea, Equatorial, Mozambique and Benguela

Canaries, Guinea, Benguela and Mozambique

Canaries, Guinea, Mid-Atlantic and Mozambique

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Question 17 Report

The following lakes have outlets to the sea EXCEPT Lake?

Victoria

Maracaibo

Chad

Athabasca

Michigan

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Question 18 Report

Which of these statement is true about petroleum production and/for marketing?

U.S.A. is a producer with large reserves

Kuwait is the leading producer with the lowest reserves

U.S.A is the leading exporter with large reserves

Nigeria is a leading importer with large reserves

U.k is a leading producer with the large re

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Question 19 Report

A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement because?

it contains more buildings and more people

its buildings are clustered 'together

it often occurs in a densely populated area

it usually occurs at the meeting point of transportation networks

it is often found near rivers

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Question 20 Report

Which of the following groups of landforms is associated with sandstone formations in Nigeria?

Cuseta, gullies, dry valleys, residual hills

Cuesta, bornhard, gullies, dry valleys

Cuesta, inselbergs, escarpments, dry valleys,

Bornhardts, inscarpbergs , gullies, cornstones

Cuesta, residual hills, escarpments,corestones,

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Question 21 Report

When it is 12.00 noon on longitude 30°W local time on longitude 75°E is?

5.00a.m

7.00a.m

3.00p.m

5.00p.m

7.00p.m

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Question 22 Report

The perimeter of Lake Ehoma is approximately

15.0km

12.5km

10.0km

5.0km

7.5km

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Question 23 Report

The property known as soil texture is best defined as the?

characteristic arrangement of soil particles to form peds

plastic, silky or gritty feel of the soil wjen rubbed between the fingers

relative proportions of small and large pore spaces in the soil

relative proportions of the fine and coarse particles in the soil

relative proportions of organic and inorganic soil particles

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Question 24 Report

The diagram above shows the population in the French-speaking countries of West Africa in 1970.

From the diagram determine the population of the Ivory coast, If the total population of all the country was 32,300,000

3.5 million

3.8 million

4.0 million

4.3 million

4.6 million

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Question 25 Report

The areas of population concentration is S.E Asia are also areas of?

intensive subsistence farming

advanced industrial development

high urban/rural population ratios

low man/land ratios

high levels of individual materials wealth

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Question 26 Report

The streams flowing from the eastern part of the area do not appear to reach the Cross River probably because they

Are remnants of streams captured by the Cross River

Disappear underground into the underlying limestone rocks

Flow into Ehoma and other lakes

Disappear into swamps

Are streams issuing out of the swamps and flowing eastwards

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Question 27 Report

Which of the following timber trees are found in the Tropical Rain Forest of Africa?

Obeche and Pine

Iroko and Eucalyptus

Obeche and Mahogany

Teak and Obeche

Mahogany and Teak

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Question 28 Report

The distinctive character of tropical red soil is BEST described as?

deep, highly leached,with high kaolin clay and iron content

deep, deep, humus-rich, with high kaolin clay and abundant iron concretions

deep, deep, humus-rich, dark-coloured, with distinct cacareous horizons

deep, acidic with high kaolin clay content and weatherable minerals

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Question 29 Report

Large-scale wheat production is associated with the?

Kano River Plains and the Ghezira Plains

Ghezira Plains and the Pampas of Argentina Plains

Praries of North America and the Pampas of Argentina

Ganges Plains and the Pampas of Argentina

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Question 30 Report

In which of the following rock types is petroleum mainly found?

Igneous

Plutonic

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

Volcanic

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Question 31 Report

One of the effects of rural-urban migration on the source region it?

rural depopulation

urban depopulation

rural congestion

urban congestion

rural unemployment

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Question 32 Report

Which of the following export commodities is NOT handled by the port of Mombasa?

Coffee

Cocoa

Tea

Sisal

Cotton

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Question 33 Report

What will be the length of a two-kilometer canal on an air photography on a scale 1: 50 000?

1.6cm

2.0cm

3.2cm

3.6cm

4.0cm

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Question 34 Report

What is the correct combination of crops grown in the area shaded on the map of Nigeria above?

1. Yam 2. Sugar 3. Wheat 4. Maize 5. Millet 6. Onion

1, 4, 5

3, 5, 6

1, 2, 4

2, 3, 4

4, 5, 6

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Question 35 Report

A major unfavorable factor in locating a steel rolling mill in Katina is the lack of?

propermachinery for production

a suitable market for finished products

appropriate means of transporting the raw material and finished product

sufficient land for future expansion

adequate unskilled labour for production

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Question 36 Report

The relief feature along the western bank of the Cross River between Anofia and Unwana demonstrates

A ridge and valley topography

A river capture in process

The steep, undercut bank associated with meander bends

The development of an alluvial terrace

The steep sides of a U-shaped valley

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Question 37 Report

Where in the night-time longest on Christmas Day?

60°N

30°N.

0°N

30°N

60°S

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Question 38 Report

Southern U.S.A, southern Russia, the Nile Valley, western Indian and northeastern China are all noted for the large-scale production of?

cotton

tobacco

citrus

rice

surgarcane

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Question 39 Report

Nature reserves in Africa are managed and utilized for several activities with the EXCEPTION of?

afforestation

agro-forestry

wildlife preservation

tourism

ranching

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Question 40 Report

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the economy of most West African countries?

it has a low growth rate

it is based on the export of a few commodities

Agro-allied industries are gradually developing

Heavy industries predominate

Production of consumer goods is increasing

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Question 41 Report

The feature marked X is

a waterfall

a plunge pool

an eroded debris

a bedrock

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Question 42 Report

The Great Soil Group, found in the temperate grasslands, having a deep, black, nutrient-rich A- horizon, a compact B-horizon, and a zone of calcium carbonate accumulation is called a?

chestnut soil

prairie soil

cheronzem

podzol

pedocal

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Question 43 Report

The feature marked X is a

Sand bar